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Surgical breast biopsy not overused, study suggests

Contrary to earlier findings, surgical breast biopsies may not be as overused as previously thought, according to a study in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Surgical breast biopsies ...

Oncology & Cancer

Benign breast disease linked to increased risk for breast cancer

The overall risk for breast cancer (BC) is increased for women diagnosed with benign breast disease (BBD) in the percutaneous biopsy era compared with the general population, according to a study published online Dec. 13 ...

Oncology & Cancer

Possible advance for some late-stage lung cancer patients

(HealthDay)—Surgical biopsy is safe for certain late-stage lung cancer patients and could improve their chances of getting treated with newer types of drugs that target cancer-related genetic mutations, a new small study ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Constant cough? Don't ignore persistent 'minor' symptoms

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic adult lung disease in which normal lung tissue is slowly replaced by scar tissue, affecting seven to 16 of every 100,000 Americans. Though the name is similar, IPF differs ...

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